title: Tonic status and electrodecremental paroxysms in an adult without epilepsy.
abstract: Electrodecremental status epilepticus is classically described in infants and children with severe refractory epilepsy, mental retardation, and structural brain abnormalities. We describe a 24-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with prolonged tonic status epilepticus which evolved into stimulus-induced diffuse voltage attenuation (SIDVA) pattern in the setting of aseptic meningoencephalitis. There was no history of seizures or further events after recovery. This is the first report of a SIDVA pattern in an adult without a history of epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. lostrow1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Lyle W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Ostrow
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants